Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-04-05
GREEN GOODS.
HOW A WEST YIRGINIAN WAS IA
KRNIN.
A Minister Killed. Girl Kidnapped Bogus
Lottery Tickets - Bar Bitten
0F-Ete, Etc.

n New 1OTk city telegIah says. JdCOD
II. Clare, of Pocahontas, w. Va, came on
to this city Monday last, lured by the bait
of green goods" He was to get a large
supply of counterfeit bills, which would
defy detection, for a. small outlay of the
genuine article. Clare says that his object
in coming here was to catch the swindlers,
he himself being a detective connected
with the Eureka Detective Agency, of
Charleston, W. Va. Recently gang of
swindlers in New York flooded West Virgin
ia with 'green-gOOds' circulars. Glare got
one and opened a correspondence with
Louis Adams at No. lis East Thirteenth
street. Clare was requested to meet Adams
at the Broadway Hotel, No. S34 Broad
way, and came here for the purpose. On
Wednesday he got letter stating that the
man he was negotiating with was sick, but
that one Charles Davis would see that he
was properly introduced.
The cOuntryman was led to 4 small
Office in Thirteenth street, from there to
a liquor saloon ut Fourteenth street and
First avenue, where they met Louis
Adams, who appointed the following day
for concluding the transaction. Yesterday
a man called for Clare at his hotel and con-
Quoted him by roundabout route to 4
cellar in Second avenue, which was fur
nished rs an Office. Here Louis Adams
Joined them and took a tin box from a
desk and counted out s., 500 and asked
Clare if he was prepared to spend $500 for
the amount. The 81, 800 was, as usual,
genuine money in 81, 81, s. and so bills.
Glare agreed. Adams placed the money in
a black Satchel then, but Glare objected
saying he might be caught with the goods
and get them all in trouble.
"Then followed the old, old game. 1t
was proposed that the satchel should be
sent by express to Clare'S home, and that
Clare, upon receiving the receipt, should
hand over the $500. This also being agreed
to a duplicate satChel WAS substituted.
Charles Gordon, accompanied by Glaze,
started with it for the express office. At
Great Jones street and Lafayette place
Clare seized Gordon and called upon Pc
liceman Kiernan, Ofthe Fifteenth precinct,
to arrest him. The officer took both men
to Jefferson Market COnrt, where Glare
told his story, explaining that his success
in arreSting mOOnshiners and a murderer
had led him TO desire to achieve fame by
nabbing a New York green goods man.
He did not have a cent of money with him
when the men offered him the money, but
carried loaded revolver in his pocket. He
said he had $50 at his hotel.
Justice Duffy did nOtappreciate Clare's
efforts, and said he did believe bin, but
rather believed that he came 10 bny cOun-
terfcit money. Gordon, however, was
called q bunCO man, and sent to the island
for six months. Glare was advised TO go
home Us soon rs he could. The satchel
contained a roll OF paper"
As Rev. G.. W. Legg, of Greenbrier cOun-
ty, was wiping out his gun, not knowing
that it was loaded, he accidentally dis
charged it and was killed instantly, the
load entering his head and blowing it
nearly off. He was 81 years OF age, ard
leaves a wife and eight children in miSera-
BILE circumstances.
A little daughter of Henry Boggs, of
Greenbrier county, was stolen from her
home by Miss Libby Boggs, who had been
visiting the family for several weeks.
When the discovery was made that the
woman and child were gone a general
alarm was given and an immediate search
was begun. Many OF the young men Of
the neighborhoOd volunteered their ser
vices, and saddling their horses, started in
every direction hoping 10 lind clue to the
missing child. The search was continued
until the child was found at the home OF
Richard Hmkle, on Miller's mountain.
She had been recognized there and taken
in charge, but the woman was allowed to
wend her way to Muddy creek. The first
nights travel the woman and child made
about ten miles through the mud and
darkness Miss BOggS, upon a warrant,
was arrested and lodged in Jail.
Last sunday the abandoned hole drilled
for gas at the west end of Clarksburg two
years ago, surprised the people by throw
ing six inch stream of water several feet
above the derrick. Gradually it subsidized
and at times the water would 90 near as
high for some time. Most of the time
Monday the water spurted about thirty
feet in the air, and the flow has continued
with more or less velocity. The cause of
this sudden escape of gas in such quantity
from n well that has been so long aban-
dOned can only be cOnjectured. As to
whether the flow will continue OF
course cannot be told, but if it does some
means will no doubt be taken to utilize
the gas. -.
AS two or three Ceredo young men were
leisurely lettering along the classic banks
of the beautiful Ohio, Friday, they were
somewhat amazed by discovering, protrud-
ing from the bank of the river, the de-